Deep Palace Conspiracy: My son will sit on the dragon throne and I will be the queen mother

Ziqiu and the palace guests served tea and snacks and then respectfully left.

Ziqiu and Rumeng were guarding at the entrance of the palace, while Xiao Xiazi was guarding at the entrance of Fengyi Palace.

The palace people were also sent to the back of the palace. Looking at this posture, they knew that the Queen and His Highness the Second Prince had something important to discuss.

Chengjue pursed his lips and sat on the soft side with a serious expression. After all, what he was going to talk about today was still very serious.

Su Qingyao saw Cheng Jue nervous, and put a cup of tea to his mouth with a warm smile, "Drink a cup of warm tea first, you like it."

Cheng Jue nodded slightly and said, "Thank you, Queen Mother." Then he took a few sips of tea and put the tea cup aside.

"In the past half month, there have been some voices in the court about establishing a prince. Who said it?" Su Qingyao asked warmly. No matter who said it, Emperor Yinde did not mention this topic. It stands to reason that the ministers should not mention it first. .

No one can bear to be labeled as a rebel.

But now, in addition to the eighth prince, Emperor Yinde's sons are also older, so Su Qingyao has to make arrangements for Chengjue.

"As my mother is so smart, I should have guessed that it was the officials of the Ministry of Rites who first sent me a memorial, asking my father to establish a crown prince. They also said that Chengxuan was smart, self-reliant since he was young, and could take on a big position." What did Chengjue say to the officials in the morning? He told his mother, Queen Su Qingyao, one by one.

"Self-reliance and self-improvement." Su Qingyao sneered at the mention of this.

Qiao Muyan had already left. For Chengxuan's sake, Emperor Yinde buried Qiao Muyan according to the rules of the concubine's throne, which was considered a blessing.

Chengxuan has grown up under the care of the palace people over the years. Apart from the little help his grandfather Qiao Bin can give, he only has the slightest comfort from his fiancée Yang Shan from afar.

"After all, Qiao Bin was the Minister of the Ministry of Rites before. Although he is only a third-rank official now, he still has a certain weight in the Ministry of Rites. After all, Chengxuan is the prince. Now the Ministry of Rites has placed great hopes on Chengxuan. "

"Now I am supported by the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Ministry of War. The other officials are actually holding a wait-and-see attitude. Only the Ministry of Rites has made a statement in advance, but this is within Erchen's expectation."

Su Qingyao nodded. Ever since Qiao Bin was the Minister of Rites, he had been thinking about confronting Shangguan Cheng all day long. In this situation, not even Gu Wenkang could do anything about it.

It is really difficult to get the Ministry of Rites to work for Cheng Jue.

But Chengjue was open-minded and knew that the Ministry of Rites could not force him to come, so he cherished what he had now even more.

For example, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of War, and the Dali Temple were all his small forces, and they were all the things that the Queen Mother had worked hard to plan for herself for so many years.

Su Qingyao listened to Chengjue's analysis and felt that it was very reasonable, "If you can't get up and down just by relying on the Ministry of Rites, even if you really get up and down, the position of prince cannot belong to Chengxuan."

"Chengxuan knows how to plan. Yesterday, Princess Roujia sent a secret message to Sister An An, saying that Chengxuan told her that he wanted to increase his influence in the court, and he has also turned his attention to the Ministry of Household Affairs."

Chengjue rubbed the tea cup in his hand and thought calmly. Chengxuan wanted to increase his power now, which was not a good thing for Chengjue.

"What are you planning?" Su Qingyao was not surprised by Chengxuan's thoughts. After all, as long as he was the son of Emperor Yinde and had an idea about that position, he would use all his strength to fight for everything he could. .

"According to my uncle, the Ministry of Revenue is responsible for the court's taxation and money expenditure. In fact, some people's hands are not so clean."

"I don't know what Chengxuan's plan is yet. I wonder how Chengxuan will respond if I take the first step and ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to make an official adjustment?"

"Chengxuan is younger after all, and thinks about many things very simply. I don't know if he wants to win the entire household department, just relying on his status as the fourth prince is not enough."

"Erchen thought that he would arrange for a few of his people to go over and see what Chengxuan wanted to do. There was trouble in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and if Chengxuan couldn't solve it, then Erchen, the imperial brother, would have to step in. Once it’s settled, it’s really not certain who will own the household department at that time.”

Seeing Chengjue calmly take a sip of tea, Su Qingyao was very relieved, knowing that her son had arranged everything.

What Su Qingyao admires most is the way Chengjue handles things calmly and calmly. This is what an eldest son should be like.

"That's good." Su Qingyao put down the tea cup in her hand and thought of another thing.

"Jue'er, the Wu family of the Ministry of War, you must not be careless. Although the eighth prince is still young, the ambitions of the Wu family are really not small."

"As long as it is the home of a military commander, it must be well guarded. After all, military power cannot be careless."

"Everyone can see the Wu family's current ambitions, but it's better not to let them become the profiteers."

Chengjue nodded heavily, "My sons and ministers have all taken note of the Queen Mother's instructions."

The next day, morning.

Hundreds of officials gathered in the Jinluan Palace, including Emperor Yinde's ten-year-old princes, the second prince Chengjue, the third prince Chengze, the fourth prince Chengxuan, and the fifth prince Chengyuan.

Ever since Chengxuan entered the court to discuss politics, the smell of gunpowder in Jinluan Hall has been very strong every day.

Li Fuhai, the chief steward of the Imperial Palace, came out of the side hall and shouted, "Your Majesty is here!"

Everyone lifted up their robes and knelt down, "I respectfully bid your Majesty's blessings. Long live your Majesty. Long live your Majesty."

Emperor Yinde sat at the highest point of the Jinluan Palace amidst the prostrations of everyone. This emperor had been on the throne for seventeen years. Just sitting there, he was full of the aura of a king who ruled the world, and the officials were all trembling.

"Everyone loves you." Emperor Yinde raised his hand and shouted.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After the officials stood up, Li Fuhai shouted at the signal of Emperor Yin De, "I will leave the court if there is nothing to do."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chengjue, who was in the first position on Emperor Yinde's left hand side, knelt down and said, "I have something to report."

Emperor Yinde looked at Chengjue with a smile on his face. He had seen his growth over the years.

"Accurate."

Xiao Nanzi took the memorial from Chengjue and handed it to Li Fuhai, who then presented it to Emperor Yinde.

As soon as the memorial arrived in the hands of Emperor Yinde, Chengjue said directly, "I want to impeach Mr. Yang, the Minister of Household Affairs."

Chengjue's voice was loud and resounded throughout the Jinluan Palace.

All the officials were stunned, and Emperor Yinde's hand was slightly startled when he was about to open the memorial. This was Chengjue's first time impeaching an official.

"How much has Yang Shangshu committed corruption in the past two years? Do you want to tell it yourself, or do I help you?" Cheng Jue asked directly to Yang Shangshu on the other side.

Yang Shangshu was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, I have been wronged."

The officials did not dare to speak for Yang Shangshu at this time and lowered their heads one after another.

Only Chengxuan couldn't help but glance at Chengjue, why did this man still take the credit from himself?

He was clearly preparing to impeach Yang Shangshu in the morning court today.

While Yang Shangshu was still begging for mercy, Emperor Yin De had already smashed the memorial that Cheng Jue had just handed over on his head.

"Are you unjustly accused? In which month in the past two years have you not been greedy? Do you think you are unjustly accused?"

Yang Shangshu picked up the memorial from the ground with trembling hands.

On it, Cheng Jue clearly wrote how Yang Shangshu had embezzled in the past two years, how much money he had embezzled every month, and where he had spent it.

Yang Shangshu also wanted to explain himself.

Not to mention that Your Majesty believes in His Highness the Second Prince. Even if he doesn't believe it, he still sends someone to investigate and find out. How can he not stop trying so hard to defend himself here?

Emperor Yinde sat on the dragon throne and looked at Yang Shangshu who was kneeling below with anger. He had said before that what he couldn't tolerate most was corruption and bribery!

"Come here and convey my decree. Yang Yong, the Minister of Household Affairs, has been corrupt, accepted bribes, and acted recklessly. Three days later, he will be beheaded in public!"

Emperor Yinde's golden words directly executed the person, which was to remind the officials again that if they still dare to be greedy under their noses, this is their fate.

The prince and officials knelt on the ground and persuaded Emperor Yinde to calm down.

Emperor Yinde took the tea offered by Li Fuhai, took a few sips, and felt relieved.

"The vacancy of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue needs someone to fill it immediately. Who does Jue'er think is suitable?"

Chengjue lowered his head and knelt down and said, "The Minister of Hubu is an important minister in the court. I dare not recommend him easily. Please forgive me, father."

Emperor Yinde didn't say much, but he admired silently in his heart that Chengjue was the child who knew the best.

"It doesn't matter, dear friends, do you have a suitable candidate?"

As soon as Emperor Yinde finished speaking, Chengxuan stepped forward and answered, "To inform my father, I believe that Mr. Nalan is loyal and upright and is a good candidate. I would also like to ask my father to judge me."

The Lord Nalan that Chengxuan spoke of was Nalan Tao from the Ministry of Revenue, a third-rank official who previously served in the Ministry of Rites. It was Qiao Bin who, considering his grandson, transferred one of his own to the Ministry of Household Affairs two years ago.

The hope is that one day, the Ministry of Husbandry can be as loyal to his grandson as the Ministry of Rites.

Naturally, these little calculations cannot escape the eyes of Emperor Yin De.

Emperor Yinde nodded slightly, "That's right."

After leaving the court, the prince and officials walked on the palace road.

Chengjue, Shixu, Chengze, and Chengyuan were walking together, talking and laughing, and officials would come over to say hello to them.

Several people also responded politely. In the court, they rarely put on any airs. They were like juniors, humbly learning and asking for advice from everyone.

"Second Emperor Brother."

Chengjue heard someone calling him and knew who it was without having to guess. He turned around and said warmly, "It turns out to be the fourth emperor's brother."

Chengxuan went to court this morning and was directly robbed of the credit by Chengjue. He would definitely be unconvinced. He was obviously collecting the evidence, but he didn't expect that Chengjue would take the credit so early.

"I thought that the second emperor brother was a gentleman, but I didn't expect that he was also a clever man."

Chengxuan's words were full of provocation, not to mention that they were at the entrance of Jinluan Palace. It showed how restless Chengxuan was, mainly because he was unconvinced.

Shi Jiu, who was standing next to Cheng Jue, immediately stopped working. If Cheng Ze hadn't pulled him, he would have had to go up and give Cheng Xuan the theory. What does it mean to be clever?

Chengjue didn't react much. He took two steps forward, walked directly to Chengxuan, and smiled softly.

"I really don't understand, fourth emperor brother, what are you talking about? If you really have something against the emperor, why not just present it to the father directly? If not, it's better not to be quick-tongued. "

After Chengjue finished speaking, he left with a few people, leaving only Chengxuan who was unconvinced.

Why can the second emperor brother get the support of so many princes and ministers, but he can only rely on himself to win it bit by bit.

What Chengxuan doesn't know is that everything Chengjue has now is because Queen Su Qingyao has fought for her son bit by bit over the past ten years.

This time, Chengxuan was not without gains. After all, the newly appointed Minister Nalan was his.

But Chengxuan doesn't know yet that he has fallen into another trap of Chengjue.

Chengjue now spends most of his time in Yangxin Hall, accompanying Emperor Yinde, handling government affairs, except for going to the Shang Study Room.

Although many princes have now joined the court to discuss politics, Emperor Yinde's love and respect for Chengjue, his eldest son, is seen by everyone.

Chengjue can naturally feel it. It is this trust from Emperor Yinde that makes Chengjue feel more confident and bold to deal with some things.

On this day, Chengjue was handling government affairs with Emperor Yinde in Yangxin Hall as usual, when he suddenly saw Emperor Yinde throwing down the memorial, "What an outrage! How outrageous!"

Chengjue was startled, and immediately stood up and walked to the dragon chair, patted Emperor Yinde on the back, and advised him, "Father, calm down, the dragon body is important."

With that said, he handed the tea cup on the imperial desk to Emperor Yin De.

"What can this Nalantao do? He doesn't even know how to calculate money. How can he be the Minister of Household Affairs? Is it embarrassing enough?" Emperor Yin De roared, his anger not diminishing.

"Do you really not understand the taxes of these four places, or do you really want to get some for yourself?"

"Father, I think that Nalan Shangshu may not have the courage. It may be because he has just taken office and is not familiar with some things. My father is kind and generous, so why not give him more time." Cheng Jue He advised carefully from the side.

After hearing this, Emperor Yinde slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, "Jueer, it is not appropriate for a monarch to be blindly lenient."

Chengjue lowered his head and said, "I will teach you."

This was the first time Emperor Yin De said such words to Cheng Jue, but Su Qingyao told Cheng Jue many times that he must not be too kind or kind, otherwise others will overwhelm you.

"Since Nalan Shangshu is the person recommended by the fourth emperor brother, why not let the fourth emperor brother and Nalan Shangshu find out the tax situation together, which can be regarded as sharing the worries for the father. What does the father think?"

Emperor Yinde frowned and thought. He still knew Chengxuan's wishful thinking, but Chengxuan had the ambition but not the ability.

Why don't you give him a good beating this time and let him know how much he weighs?

"Just do as you say, Li Fuhai, go and bring the fourth prince." Emperor Yinde ordered.